Defensively used your gun??

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I checked, maybe over looked it, but haven't found a thread so far of situations where anyone has ever had to actually use their guns for defensive purposes. I know personally I have loaded a gun as a precaution, but have yet to be put in the situation to defensively aim or fire one. Anyone ever been there?

There has been many times I have unholstered my pistol during the course of work and I have unholstered once while not at work. I have never had to pull the trigger, but I have smashed the butt of the magazine into someone face. That was quite effective.

Twice outside of work. One time caught a guy just as he got my front door open at 3AM. Another time I was on my way home from work and a guy with large amounts of road rage tried to bust my car window and was swinging a bowie knife at it (yes, I was inside the car at the time, obviously). Never have fired a shot at anyone, which I am glad for.

I came home from a session at the indoor range, and it was quite late already (11:30PM). In the trainstation, there was a stupid enough idiot, who then came to me, took out his knife, and said, that I should now really give him my backpack, the guncase I was also carrying (he didn't know, that it actually was a guncase), and my wallet and Mobile Phone.

Things went quite fast from that point. It took like 1/10th of a second, and he faced the muzzle of my Taurus PT92, which I had holstered after the shooting session.

I then ordered him to drop that knife, and led him to the police station about 400 Meters away.

I never saw that many ppl looking at me, like they never saw a gun.

Long story, short end --> He went to prison for 5 years, as this wasn't the first crime he comitted.

All the other times, I had to rely on a gun, was at work, and mostly with a precision rifle, at a larger distance. There are times, where I had to shoot to save lives, and trust me, it's really hard to do so, sometimes. But that's not what we need to talk about

I assume you are a LEO.? It was good you were armed. Coulda saved your life. It also sounds like your a Sniper/Marksman on a S.W.A.T..? I did that in the Air Force but never had to pull that rigger on anyone.

Originally Posted by Reaper

Well, I only hat to aim it at someone once, where I was not at work.

I came home from a session at the indoor range, and it was quite late already (11:30PM). In the trainstation, there was a stupid enough idiot, who then came to me, took out his knife, and said, that I should now really give him my backpack, the guncase I was also carrying (he didn't know, that it actually was a guncase), and my wallet and Mobile Phone.

Things went quite fast from that point. It took like 1/10th of a second, and he faced the muzzle of my Taurus PT92, which I had holstered after the shooting session.

I then ordered him to drop that knife, and led him to the police station about 400 Meters away.

I never saw that many ppl looking at me, like they never saw a gun.

Long story, short end --> He went to prison for 5 years, as this wasn't the first crime he comitted.

All the other times, I had to rely on a gun, was at work, and mostly with a precision rifle, at a larger distance. There are times, where I had to shoot to save lives, and trust me, it's really hard to do so, sometimes. But that's not what we need to talk about

Switzerland is not as large as the US, and therefor, the crimes that are conducted, concentrate a little. I could even be called to go to the other end of the country, and as I could drive with sirens and all, I would take no more than 2 hours. But usually, this is done by helicopter.

The shots I had to perform, were really last resort, and if a criminal is really out of control, and too dangerous, you have to stop him. (Not necessarily kill him tho)

The part with pulling the triggeris quite easy. The hard thing is then to see, what happens where the bullet hits it's target, as you can't look away.

I always hope, that they can negotiate to solve the incident, and that works most of the time.

I've used firearms in the military more times than I can conciously remember. As a civilian only a few.

Your a changed man after your first, you feel spiritual and enlightened.
After your second and third, you feel powerful, like a badass.
But as the body count goes up, you slowly lose grip on your sanity.

I had to pull it once, I was driving home from a friends house one night it was probably 2:30 3:00am. I was on a main road. I was in the center lane of a 6 lane road (3 one way 3 the other way) and I heard some cars with there bass hitting really loud behind me. All of a sudden it stopped, and i looked in my review mirror and could see someone getting out of the car behind me. Thinking nothing was going to happen, a scond later the other car pulled in fron of me, and 3 guys got out, one approached my window with a bat, at this instant i pulled my XD out and put it right in his face he told everyone to back off, and they drove off, I got license plates, and a couple of descriptions of the BG, called the cops gave them a statement, they havnt been caught yet, but. Thats the closest I have ever came to self defense

One weekend I had to come back home from College because my folks where out of town and my little brother had a dance that he didn't want to miss. Go figure I forget my safe keys back at the dorms but didn't think to much of it since I had my gf to keep me company. Well lucky my mom's handgun was still where I put it because as luck has it someone tried to break into the house. Talk about catching you with you jeans down. You would of thought that I was caught by the parents for as fast as I got dressed and had the gun out.
Dumb peeping tom (at least thats what I belive he was) stayed around long enough for me to make a trip around the house. To find him at the back door trying to work the handle. One look down my barrel though and he was running like there was a track marthon taking place.
Just glade I didn't have to pull the trigger. That would of been a world of hurt due to the fact that once I was back in the house I noted that the slide was jamed in place and the damn thing wouldn't have gone off if I would have needed it too. Oh and there would also be the fact that I wouldn't of wanted to explain to my parents why the cops had to come and visit.

One weekend I had to come back home from College because my folks where out of town and my little brother had a dance that he didn't want to miss. Go figure I forget my safe keys back at the dorms but didn't think to much of it since I had my gf to keep me company. Well lucky my mom's handgun was still where I put it because as luck has it someone tried to break into the house. Talk about catching you with you jeans down. You would of thought that I was caught by the parents for as fast as I got dressed and had the gun out.
Dumb peeping tom (at least thats what I belive he was) stayed around long enough for me to make a trip around the house. To find him at the back door trying to work the handle. One look down my barrel though and he was running like there was a track marthon taking place.
Just glade I didn't have to pull the trigger. That would of been a world of hurt due to the fact that once I was back in the house I noted that the slide was jamed in place and the damn thing wouldn't have gone off if I would have needed it too. Oh and there would also be the fact that I wouldn't of wanted to explain to my parents why the cops had to come and visit.